U r sckd: worker fired by text message
A company has defended its decision to sack one of its staff by text message, claiming it was keeping in touch with youth culture.
Katy Tanner, a 21-year-old sales assistant, received the message while she was off work with a migraine, the South Wales Echo newspaper said Friday.
The text message said: "We will not require your services anymore...Thank you for your time with us."
"I don't think it's right to just text someone. At least they should have talked to me face to face," Tanner said.
"You're not allowed to text in sick, you have to phone. The fact that they texted me is a bit of double standards."
Several senior staff members at Blue Banana, a body-piercing and jewellery shop based in Cardiff, defended the decision.
But company director Jon Taylor added that an internal investigation was underway to see if "the ultimate action was ideal".
The retailer claims it tried to reach Tanner directly "five or six times" and passed on a message through her boyfriend before the text was sent. And store director Ian Besbie added that the dismissal method was fair because texting was a part of "youth culture".
"We are a youth business and our staff are all part of the youth culture that uses SMS (text) messaging as a major means of communication," he said. The company employs about 120 people in Britain, many of them aged under 21.
7 comments:
Oh I've had about enough of the texting already, gosh!
As you know, I'm not a big fan of cell phones...let alone text messaging.
Remember when I went out to eat with you, Rich, Kelly, and Brian, and we walked in to the restaurant to see people texting instead of talking?!? They were probably texting eachother even though they were at the same table....This new technology drives me insane!!!
I didn't think that was right to fire someone like that, if they are going to do that they need to do it face to face.
BUT I like to text, it's cheaper than a phone call if it's long distance.
Don't know beans about texting, and too old t'try t'learn.
But, I'de say fer sure, that was a lousy way t'get burned.
Been there a time or two, but, it was usually in person.
Yet, that brings up one small thing, though I'm not sure of the lesson.
They couldn't contact her because of a headache?
How long was she allowed gone before action t'take?
Usually a day or two was quite long enough...
any longer, a doctor's note had t'be coughed up.
So, whether fair or no, I think she din't want t'work.
And even if she was fired by a jerk.
A better reputation is made when so many days y'don't shirk.
Yeah, I'de venture t'guess many more jobs like this lurk...
in her future.
Reckon if I come t'visit with m'dawgs along,
this is the only way it'll do?
Well, of course it's so much nicer, just as long
as in yer 'puter they don't leave any poo.
things y'can be greatful for that ya never knew was possible....
boneman's sister was pregnant and is in a bad car accident, which caused her to fall into a deep coma.
After nearly six months, she awakens and sees that she is no longer pregnant.
Frantically, she asks the doctor
about her baby.
The doctor replies,"Ma'am, you had twins-- a boy and a girl. The babies are fine.
Your brother-in-law came in and named them."
The woman thinks to herself,"Oh, no! Not boneman!...he's an idiot!"
Expecting the worst, she asks the doctor, "Well, what's the girl's name?"
"Denise," the doctor answers. The new mother thinks, "Wow! That's a
beautiful name! I guess I was wrong about my brother-in-law. I really like the name Denise."
Then she asks the doctor, "What's the boy's name?"
The doctor replies...
"Denephew."
Looks like BO has a new blog name!!
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